“His good side was every bit as good as his bad side was bad, ” the Rockefeller biographer, Ron Chernow, has said.

“他有多善良,就有多贪婪”洛克菲勒传记作者罗恩切尔诺曾说到。

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Mr Chernow concedes that Washington's "military triumphs had been neither frequent nor epic in scale. He had lost more battles than he had won."

切尔诺承认，华盛顿“立的战功数目不多，规模不大，败仗比胜仗多很多。”

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Mr Chernow examines with an understanding but unblinking eye Washington's confused attitude to slaves and slavery.

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And before the advent of mass media, military heroism lent instant fame in a far-flung country, says Chernow.

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